For the Students of the Read 180 Class: The Top Rules of Our Class Are: 1. Respect Each Other, Our Teacher and Our Classroom!2. Listen Carefully to the Teacher and to Each Other! Everyone will have a chance to speak. 3. Be Pro-Active and Productive! This class is for all the students currently enrolled in the Read 180 program! It is for YOUR BENEFIT, to improve reading and writing skills; to strengthen any weaknesses that we can help to overcome and continue you on the road to reading!  My expectations of this class are: All students come prepared to listen and to learn. We listen to whole group instruction first, and then we can ask questions.We do not interrupt teacher during instruction and we do not interrupt others when they are speaking. Everyone in the class is equal and we treat each other as equals; therefore, there will be a chance for everyone to have a turn speaking. When it is time to move to our group stations, we move quickly and quietly. (This will be constantly practiced)When we have completed our full class, we line up at the door, quickly and quietly, in the order that I have given you today.Before dismissal, an exit question will be asked of each student. You are required to provide a thought, no answer is wrong, it is from your experience in class that day.  If you are shy, that is ok! No one will be left out, but you will be required to participate in active discussion, we're all here to support each other.IF homework is assigned, it MUST be returned the next day.You are all awesome, there will be no one treated any differently than the other. If you are having a bad day, please leave anger at the door; we will treat each other peacefully. If you need to dispel some negative vibes, you need to come talk to me, upon entering class and we can figure out a way to deal with the situation positively. One final thing, NEVER hesistate to ask questions!! All questions are important!! It helps us all learn about each other and the world around us!  

Dear Parents: Thank you for your attention to your children's literacy support needs. Your child is now enrolled in Literacy Support. This will last for approximately 20 weeks or as long as the support need is required. Each night, your child will bring home a bag, 2 books and a cut up sentence. Please have your child read both texts, organize the cut-up sentence and re-read, have them break the sentence up and reconstruct it again, and re-read. Please assist your child with any difficult vocabulary or any questions that your child may have in regards to what they are reading. If they read a sentence in error, ask them if it makes sense and have them re-read the sentence in whole. Please initial the homework sheet ONLY after homework has been completed and return all books, homework sheet and the cut-up sentence in the bag provided, every day. Your cooperation in helping your child at home is very appreciated. It is important to understand that with practice each night, in addition to the 30 minutes of support your child receives each day, strengthens your child's literacy skills in both reading and writing. Our goal is to not only strengthen your child's skills to grade level, but to build enjoyment in both reading and writing. I wish to see your child's creativity and thinking in reading and writing strategies strengthen and expanded. I want them to experience the joy of reading and writing and understand that it is not simply "just homework", but a way to express themselves and journey into the world of reading, on their own! :) Thank you! Miss Ellison  

Hey Everyone!! I would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to all the returning and new students and staff next week! This year, I will be conducting my Literacy Support Individualized Reading program in the morning with the selected Grade 1 students. For students in higher grades, I will be beginning a new program called Read 180, which is similar to the Daily 5, except we are also on computers! It will be similar to a computer lab and a Daily 5 class, but it will be involving older students who will be needing extra Literacy Support! I believe in the strengths of every student in our school. Every child brings forth to their world, individual gifts and talents. I strongly believe that with support of parents, students believing in themselves and their own strengths, and the support of the school staff, all students have strong potential and capability in every subject area and though you may find difficulty in some areas of study, that is natural. It is with proper support and nurturing of the skills you have in you, that these skills surface with practice, patience and understanding of you, not only as a student, but as an individually gifted person within your whole life. It is up to all of us to work together, both teachers, parents and students, to help you all shine and show your talents! With that, I wish you all one aweseome school year and I am very excited to work with each and every new student! Have a great year, everyone! Esgenoopetitj Students Rock!! Thank you!Miss Ellison 

I would like to welcome my new students to your Literacy Support Year 2013-14. I welcome parents to check in regularly on my Teacher Page. I am currently working with Grade 1 Students for Literacy Support. In my class, students receive an individually designed one-on-one lesson for 30 minutes daily.  In this lesson, they will follow this format:1. Reading 2 or 3 familiar books: Your child will read 2 to 3 familiar books that they have already had a Running Record completed on and are now familiar with this book. 2. Reading Yesterday's New Book: As your child reads the new book that they have been introduced to yesterday, a running record is taken: After the running record, work is done together to strengthen your child's reading skills.3.  Letter Work/Breaking Words Apart (BWA): This is done with magnetic letters to strengthen the letter names and letter/sound knowledge. 4.  Writing a Story: Your child and I will have a conversation about something your child is interested in. At this time,your child will write a story in their own writing book. New words that are used frequently are learned and strategies are learned for constructing new words.5.  Cut-up Story: The story that was written is put on a sentence strip which is then cut-up and reassembled by the child.  This is sent home for further practice.6.  New Book: Every day the child reads a new book that is well within his or her control.*Over the duration of the lesson series, your child will receive nightly homework consisting of several books to read and the cut-up sentence in their homework bag. Homework including BOTH reading and assembling the sentence are to be completed each night to strengthen your child's reading and writing skills. Your cooperation in ensuring homework is completed each night, is appreciated as you are paving the way to your child gaining strong literacy skills for the next grade levels. I request that the plastic bag, the texts and the cut-up sentence be returned daily and signed only AFTER homework has been completed.**If there are any questions or concerns in regards to homework, please do not hesitate to contact me at the school. I welcome parents to come and observe your child's lesson. **Please feel free to contact me and I can book a time where I will have your child in lesson.